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Lifelong dietary interventions linked to improved retinal health and reduced cardiovascular risk

Cardiology Update

In a recent study recently published in the European Heart Journal , researchers have found that the characteristics of retinal microvasculature can predict cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. These effects were evident even after controlling for cumulative cardiovascular risk factors.

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Abstract 4141446: Sodium Glucose Co-transporter 2 (SGLT2) Inhibitors Promote Resiliency to High Pressure Stress in the Human Microvasculature

Circulation

Human resistance arterioles (80-250µm) from healthy adults (defined as patients with ≤1 risk factor for cardiovascular disease) were dissected from discarded surgical adipose tissue and treated with empagliflozin (1µM), or vehicle control (ethanol) for 16-20 hours prior to the flow experiment.